Meet River...

Meet River, he is now just under 4 months old, has loads of personality and is FULL of energy! He was so tiny when I adopted him at 8 weeks and deliciously cute!  He's a ton of work, but a lot of joy after the heartbreak of losing Finn so suddenly this past January.

Country Drive | Bellevue Portrait Photographer

I recently took a drive through the Snoqualmie Valley when the light was just right.

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January 2014 - Photo of the Month

The fog has been so heavy this month in the mornings and late afternoons.  

Enjoy!

Foggy morning stroll | Bellevue Portrait Photographer

I decided to take advantage of the thick fog we've had the past week.  Fog can make an image look flat, but also very ethereal and that's what I love about it.  It's a built in prop that evokes mood and can change an image and scene entirely.  These images were taken in the heavy fog of the Snoqualmie valley.

January 2011 - Flooding in the Snoqualmie Valley

Snoqualmie Valley Flooding

If you saw my post on Twitter earlier today, you know that we went to the Snoqualmie Valley to checkout the flooding. I'd heard from my mom that she received a recorded call this morning to evacuate. I'd heard there was serious flooding in North Bend on this morning's news.

Fortunately, my mom doesn't live in a flood plane, so they're OK, but she said that she saw some motor homes parked off of the exit near I-90 where they're on higher ground.

We took a ride out to the valley this afternoon and saw the water rushing over several roads. There was quite a backup of traffic on the Duvall-Carnation Road, which appeared to be the only way across the valley at the time.

I truly feel for the residents down there. Let's keep them in our prayers. They go through this almost every year--some worse than others and after the snowfall we had around Christmas, I'm sure it's been a real burden on those folks.

A different perspective...

Perspective: The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer.

I've had several people ask me if the eagle in the photo from the earlier post (see "Skagit River Eagles 12/23/07) is "a baby eagle?" Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

This is a mature eagle of great stature, which I tried to convey previously by posting the image of the Seagull patiently waiting in the background to feed. I didn't succeed at showing the perspective, so I'm posting another image of the eagle standing on his catch--without the Seagull. These are majestic birds, some with a four to five foot wingspan!

Skagit River Eagles

I've never seen Seagulls behave so submissive. The pecking order was obvious and the minute the Eagle finished snacking, the Seagull slipped in for leftovers, but when the Eagle was ready for more, he majestically swept in and the Seagull stepped aside.















Surveying the water below.

We counted 10 Eagles on these limbs! It was pouring and at times the visibitlity was poor. I got soaked taking these images, but it was exciting!

Denny Creek

We spent this past Saturday shooting up at Denny Creek. We approached this home to get permission to pass through their property off the main road. The house was abandoned, so we lucked out and were able to shoot right from the bridge behind the house.


I have been to this area off Tinkham Road many times and never seen evidence of flooding, but this time it was evident that the water rose not too long ago all the way up and over the main road. We tried to get past the bridge on Tinkham Road, but encountered about 18-inches of snow and we unable to get to the falls. We also saw hundreds of trees that looked like matchsticks that we assumed was a result of the windstrom back in December 2006.